Meet TOFU, a funny little robot that has been developed by a team of MIT researchers. Cute little fellow isn’t he? TOFU has been built as a mean to explore new ways of applying social expressions to robots. I can only imagine that one day, a new generation of toys will use the same techniques […]
Ladies and Gentlemen, here’s the complete story of the original Star Wars trilogy – as retold by an uninitiated young woman who has never seen the entire film – only bits and pieces of it. Just remember, Geekdom, we’re laughing with her, not laughing at her. I’ve only seen bits and pieces of “Titanic,” and […]
This guys sure does have a serious pair of humongous balls to do this for a living. I don’t know about you, but even for a few hundred k’s per year, I wouldn’t even want this job. His suit is 75% Nomex to prevent him from catching on fire and 25% stainless steel thread, which […]
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] This week we celebrate the bond between a geek and his (or her) comic books. Comic Book Struck
If you’re having difficulty with your coworkers, Lord Vader has been known to inspire teamwork…
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] A new report from the National Endowment for the Arts says that reading is on the rise in the U.S. This is apparently the first rise after a quarter-century of decline. The literary reading rates among adults in the U.S. dropped gradually from 56% in 1982 to 46% in […]
Oh, I’d love for these guys to hit my building! Ah, they probably wouldn’t be interested in a single family house with only three front windows. OK, it’s an ad, reportedly from DSG in Germany, but I don’t know what they’re advertising. Could be home security, could be peanut butter. [via Gorilla Mask]
By Jimmy Rogers Contributing Writer, [GAS] Don’t worry, this isn’t some archival service that will tell you what some user said two years ago. Historical Tweets is a blog that displays one historically important (and ficticious) tweet every day! According to the site: “Books have been ruining history. So many unnecessary words. Now, with Historical Tweets, history’s most […]
Can you spot anything wrong in this picture? It probably won’t be what most of you will think right away. Click to enlarge Now, if you “got it”, do you really need another reason to switch? [Via Digg]